A new photo published Thursday showed Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who lost both legs while serving in the IDF reserves in southern Syria, back on the street helping a man put on tefillin.

The image, shared by the Instagram account “Smiling Soldiers / חיילים מחייכים,” shows Zeira standing on prosthetics, wearing his uniform and carrying a rifle as he continues his Chabad outreach. The photo was taken by Menachem Geisinsky near the Chabad House Zeira runs for college students in Jerusalem.

Zeira, 42, a father of five and Maj. (res.), was seriously wounded in an explosion in southern Syria after hundreds of days of reserve duty during the war. He lost both legs and underwent a long rehabilitation process before returning in recent months to his work as a Chabad emissary.

“Even after losing both legs in a mine explosion in southern Syria while serving as a major in the IDF reserves, Rabbi Liraz Zeira refuses to surrender to darkness,” the post said. It described him as continuing to encourage students and spread “joy, Torah and Chassidic warmth” to those around him.

Zeira has previously described his return to campus outreach as part of his recovery. “This is the real rehabilitation for me,” he said. In another line that has been widely shared, he summed up his mission after the injury: “I have no legs, but I received wings.”